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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-09-09
Moran Matters.

lReceired TOO late for publication last ,reck)
Mr.. Lew West, of Sherman Center, of whom
spoke in former note as being very sick died
asst Saturday night and was inferred in the
Moran cemetery Sunday. The bereaved wife
has the entire sympathy of their many friends
which was partially attested by the large at
tendance OF the funeral. The services were
onducted by Rev. o Bruner.
DIR. Lambeth reports another heir at John
Jones.
This is Wednesday and the town is full of ex-
cursiOnists. y free excursion seems to draw
better than circus. 1t draws them from
Bronson from the Usage and think there ar
some from Elm and Deer Greek townships.
Mr.. Geo Adams went to Emporia last week.
He will attend the State Normal
Mr.. John Rhoads, of Humboldt, was the
guest of MIR. Lon Collett Wednesday
Gus Matthews and Miss Eva Colt, of Bourbon
county, were married last Sunday at Bronson.
The United Order of Workmen organized a
Lodge in Moran Tuesday night Dep q. NJ W II.
Sheene officiating assisted by WOrkmen from
lola. DR.. J. f. Post, Master Workman, ii. b.
Adams, Master Workman, n. j. Strong, Fore
man, p. Moss, Overseer, Chas MendaI, Secre-
tary. IL. Il. Smith, Financier, S. c. Warner.
Treas. could not learn the names of the 9TH
officers. The Lodge starts ont with member
ship oils and predict succe IS for the Lodg.
The Moran Band accompanied the excursion
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DECLARE WAR.

Ed. Register Il see by your Usage
reporters that their ideas are rather
conflicting in regard to the corn crop
in this vicinity. l think, to take the
average all over the township, it will
not average over Is bushels per acre if
it will that. The crop has not been
injured SO much by the dry weather as
it has by the chinch bugs, and if the
farmers do not make a raid on them
this winter by burning out the lanes,
fence corners, ETC., they will take us
next year.
Why would it not be a good plan for
the farmers to organize in the different
townships for the purpose of devising
plans by which we can unitedly work
on the destruction of the insects which
so greatly eat on the profits of the
farmer every year. have found by
watching their movements that if you
keep your corn fields clean of crabb
grass and weeds the chinch bugs will
not stay in the fields but go into the
pastures, lanes and under the
mulching of our hedges. Now, if we
could all unite on some time and plan
for burning-it could be done without
to property-it would leave the |
bugs exposed to the frost of the winter
which, 1 think, would in great degree
check their increase. w,
Usage Tp., Sept. 9th, 'S7.
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Usage Occurrences.

Editor Register: I hasten to tell the readers
OF your valuable paper the good news of the
final location of the Kansas City & Pacific Il. Il
1t comes through the hay field of w A Ross and
on through J Beatty's farm and at the north
west corner. Over on sam Trimble's farm is
the location of the station and the new town of
Bayard. They are at work over near Kincaid
now. So you will learn that the uncertainty of
which towns namely kincaid and Blue Mound
getting the railroad is fully and finally settled
Everybody seems to be satisfied in Usage Re-
port said that Close was badly dissrnntle,i and
was using some of his familiar epithets This
is a mistake for know the old man is satisfied
and well pleased knowing that Usage has
railroad and town Of lis own building.
Report says there is wedding coming OF in
the near future of two very prominent young
people, but cannot tell the day at present.
10 Beatty notified his tenant that he was
coming back to the farm as soon as he can get
Either this spring or next fall our new town
will oder fine opportunity for any one that
wants to enter into commercial business as
there is splendid farming country filed up
with an enterprising aud Industrious class Of
people ell around it and as TO the quality OF the
soil 1t can't be beaten anywhere in Southern
kaneas. JEDEDiAH.
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BRoTEIEES, Thre

explanation is simple. The crowds
are made pof intelligent, self-respect-
ing Americans, Kansas people, who
behave themselves because they are
used to it. 1t is not surprising, but it
is gratifying.
There may be some-philosophers
who have solved all the problems of
life-who decry these meetings as the
outgrowth of superstition, credulity,
and mental weakness, and who think
the people taking part in them would
do better to be attending to their usual
business. For our part we have no
quarrel with them. They are seeking
in their own way the answer to ques-
tons that are as old as the mind of man.
Who shall say them nay? They are
looking higher than food and raj
ment. They are seeking to supply
needs that are above the needs of the
body. If the need is supplied, if they
are lifted up and strengthened, if
listening to or taking part in the songs
and the prayers and the preaching
helps them to better bear the ills of
life, if they are thereby made more
patient, more honorable, more just,
more kindly, more pure, If, in some
way, fadeless light is placed in their
hands to guide them. if an immortal
hope is planted in their hearts to sus-
tain them-if an unfaltering trust is
given to soothe them,--if
these ends are gained who
who can question the means ? who will.
dare say their days and nights have
been spent in vain:
Bot even if these ends have not
been gained, or gained by but few, the
meetings have not been in vain. Pleas
ant acquaintance have been formed
there. Many people have rested there.
Many people have been taken from
close, warm houses and given day
or a week in the open air. From a
purely practical and utilitarian stand
point the meetings have done much
good. And they have done no harm
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COUNTY NOTES.
FROM REGISTER REPORTERS
What is Being Done Throughout the
County-Events and Gossip
of the Week.
Allen Center Comment.

A1l0u VCuVcr comment.
Our school, under the man agement of Miss
Marley, opened Monday.
The Rose Hill school, taught by Mr.. Miller,
of lola, commenced Monday.
Miss Ida Port has returned to her work in the
Geneva, Ohio, schools, having been promoted
to the highest department.
Mr.. Mason, and others, who started out to
find better country, in Missouri, returned in
one week, having been, we hear, where the
boys look up the chimney to see if the cows are
coming home.
Noble Adams has returned from his annual
threshing job and reports the yield of the Ivy
bred MEDITERRANEAN in kaw Valley at from q to
81 bushels. This variety, known also as the
Dfehe MEDITERRANEAN, in the report of the Indi-
ana Agricultural College, yielded an average of
23Ii bushels for four years.
MIR. j. W. Delaplain's hog that was some
time since bitten by a dog that wss supposed
to be rabbid, showed no signs of going mad for
five or six weeks, but then became raving mad
and died in such a way that Mr. ID. has no
longer any doubt about his having killed a
veritable mad dog.
Mr.. p. Remsberg returned last week from
his Indiana trip looking hale
married daughter of Mr.. 0. McCullar, who
is visiting him, has been so i'll with fever
that her recovery is doubtful
Mrs. Treadway and Mrs. Gilchrist have both
been quite sick.
Miss Rose Nash is expected to return this
week but will not at once begin her school
work.
Edgar johnson started Monday for Indiana.
Grandpa Crowell went to Carlyle to see his
old friend, Rev. Milikan, but arrived Just be-
fore his death
MIR. and Mrs. L. /. Crowcll also attended the
funeral.
John Anderson, who returned to Indiana to
stay, 80 longs for a breath of Kansas air that
his friends need not be surprised to see him.
We understand that Rev. Hyatt will preach
at Laliarpe on Sunday the 18th inst, after Sun
day School. ELNITK.
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THOSE LANDS.

By the courtesy of the Courant, we ar
able to present below description of
the lands in this vicinity that will be
thrown open to settlement under the
recent order of the Secretary of the In
terror. AS will be seen, the REGIS
TER was correct in its statement last
week that the order referred to but lit
tie land in Allen county, the last seven
descriptions in the following list-SOO
acres in all-being all that are affected
by it. The remaining lands are in An
derson and Woodson counties and are
published for the benefit of our SUBJ
scribers in those counties.
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THE CAMP MEETING.

For a week now it has been in prog
ress. Daily and nightly the people
have gathered in the grove, sometimes
thirty or forty, sometimes two or three
thousand, to attend religious meetings
No special effort made to get them
there. No flaring posters, no sensa.
tons promised, no brass bands, no ex-
citement of any kind, only religious
meetings such as have been held
throughout all Christendom' ever
since Christ walked by the shores of
Galilee and taught the muititudes.
And yet all kinds of people have been
there. Earnest people, frivolous peo-
pie, religious people. worldly people.
They have left "their mirth and their
employments" and have given their
days and their nights to these meet
ings.
Looked at from purely secular stand
point, this is remarkable. Whatever
be ones creed, he must admit that it is
strangely vital force that produces
such effects. For it must be the sub
ject that attracts. It is not the men
who are conducting the meeting. They
do not lay claim to eloquence, or great
learning or unusual power of any kind.
And yet scores and hundreds of people
step aside from the usual path Of life
and so there day after day and night
after night. 1t must be the subject.
And what other subject is there that
would have like attraction ? Poll
tics? Suppose it were announced that
the advocates of a certain political par
~ would hold camp meeting for
week or ten days for the purpose of ad-
vocating the tenets of their party, how
many people would give up their BUSH
ness to attend it? The very sugges-
ton seems absurd. Or how would it |
be If some branch of science were the
subject, or some theory of political
how many of the common,
everyday people would 60 and keep
going? The answer is the same. Such
are only possible where one
subject is under discussion and that
subject is religion.
And the meetings have been quiet
md orderly. Thousands of people, in
The course of the week, have come and
gone, and no disturbance of any kind.
No wrangling. No profanity. No
oud talking. No occasion as yet for
he managers to reprimand anyone for
ais behavior. Utterly no use for the
onely policeman who is supposed to
" somewhere about the grounds. The
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-09-09
This Week.

Those injured by the wreck on the new road
are all prospecting.
DR.. Jewel reports new boy of regulation
weight, at Jimmie Prices.
Frank Wyckoif has returned from his trip to
Illinois.
DIR. Lambeth is building an addition to his
residence.
Mrs. Jno. STEINER is quite sick
Mr.; ID. Miller and wife, of St. Louis are visit
ing his father, Esqr Miller.
Will Jewel has bought the Eastwood proper
" on the south side PENCIL.
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thereby announce myself as a candidate fer
election to the Office OF County Treasurer, sub
ject to the decision of the republican primaries
and convention. VIM CUNNINGHAM
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I hereby announce myself a candidate for
election to the Office of Register of deeds, sub
ject to the decision of the republican primaries
and convention. Il NJ. ECKLEY.
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FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 9. 1887.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

hereby announce myself a candidate for re-
election to the Office of Register of Deeds, sub
ject to the decision of the republican prima-
ries aud convention. j. DUNCAN.
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COUNTY TREASURER.

hereby announce myself candidate for
election to the Office of County Treasurer, sub
iect to the decision of the republican primaries
and convention. w. ii. MCCLURE.
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hereby announce myself a candidate for
election to the Office of Register of deeds sub
jert to the decision Of the republican primaries
and convention. W. II. EVANS.
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ALLEN COUNTY FAIR ASSOCIATION.
OFFICERS, RULES AND REGULATIONS
PREMIUM LIST, &C., &C.

PREMIUM LIST, &C., &C.
H A EWING, President, lola.
B F PANCOAsT, Secretary, lola.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:
II s MOORE, lola.
SQUIRE YOUNG, lola.
f NJ ECKLEY, lola.
q CHASE, lola.
A l. DIBBLE, lola.
ROB'T Cook, lola.
JOHN KNOwLTON, Geneva.
JR DUNLAP. Carlyle.
CS SMITH, Deer Creek.
A B ISAAC, Marmaton.
JP PRICE, Elm.
E NJ CULBERTsoN, Humboldt.
JOHN w SEYMOUR, Salem.
b F PANCOAsT, Secretary of Com.
Entrance and admission free.
Premiums offered by the Association
to consist only of blue ribbon with card
printed First PREMIUM" red ribbon
with card printed "Second premium"
white ribbon with card printed "Third
PREMIUM" each card to be endorsed by
the Superintendent of the department.
The judges to award premiums will
be men of experience in the depart
ment in which they act, who will place
badges as they make their award, keep
a correct list and report to the Super
intendent of their department.
Competitors for Special premiums
at time of making entries, will desig-
nate which one they desire to compete
for.
Space will be assigned upon applica.
ton to Superintendent of department.
Exhibitors are requested to forward
to Superintendent a list of entries they
expect to make, that space may be pre-
pared.
PREMIUM LIST,
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Ii. L. PancOast, Supt lola.
APPLES.
Best general display, LIST;
80 3d.
Best plate OF any variety, 6 specimens.
2nd best plate of any variety 9 specimens.
81 best plate of any variety 6 specimens.
Best plate crab apples
md IN best plate crab apples.
u best varieties for Allen county. 10 winter
and > autumn.
Best collection for commercial orchard
Best plate seedlings, d specimens.
and =, best plate seedlings specimens.
Best display of pears.
IN md best display. of pears.
Best plate of any variety.
~ ma best plate Of any variety.
Best display.
md best display.
sd best display.
Best display.
md best display
Sd best display.
Best display.
md best display.
81 best display.
Best plate of any variety.
shd best plate Of any variety.
Best display
2nd best display,
Fruit for exhibition must be free from worms
MI insect attacks with the stems perfect of the
ruised.
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hereby announce myself a candidate for
election to the Office of County Treasurer SUBJ
ject to the decision of the republican primaries
and convention. L. S. SLOWER.
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hereby announce myself as a candidate for
reelection to the Office of County Clerk subject
TO the action of the republican primaries and
convention. Wv. DUFFY.
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hereby announce myself "a candidate for
Sheriff, subject to the decision of the republic
eau primaries and convention.
ID. A. MARVIN.
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SHERIFF.

hereby announce myself a candidate for
election to the Office of Sheriff, subject to the
decision of the republican primaries and con-
ventiOn. ID. ID. BRITTON.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Groesbcck, Mrs. Pan
coast.
The following premiums are offered on the
| several varieties of flowers:
| Best collection house plants, silk handker
! chief. d. ?. NOrthrup II Co.
Second best. glass bread plate, /. s. WEIGH. >.
Best collection ecraniums, porcelain fruit
Second best collar and cuffs. Mrs. Turner.
Finest single head OF eoxcomb, decorative
Second best, glass cream pitcher. Kingsley
Wharton.
Finest collection of colens, silk handkerchief
Anderson & DeClute.
Second best, pair gloves. d. L. Rodman:
Finest collection begonias, silver thimble.
Frank Letter,
Second best, tie perfumery. DIR. Gillian.
Best collection cactus. ladies knife, DIR. Hen
bricks.
Best single plant cactus. glass syrup pitcher,
Patterson 4 Davies.
Finest plant fuchsia, majollca butter dish,
Finest plant carnation. pair buttonhole scis-
sOrs. ID. Ewart Co.
Finest collection pansies (cut HOwers). silk
veil, Minnie Brown.
Finest plant of any sort, glass cake stand.
T. NJ. Bartels.
Best display of plants of any kind. a fine pot
Most TT beamtiftiiy arranged bo%S1et of cut
flowers. pair vases, W. A. COwan,
Second, nice cake. c. Often.
incest plate bouquet, pair salt stands. H..
KAUFMAN,
Second best, set teaspoons. J. J. Casmire.
Best winter bouquet dried grnss and flowers.
one half dozen napkins: }. j. COlburn.
Second best, fancy hat pin, Mrs. VIM. L.
Cankins.
incest bouquet Kansas wildflOwcrs, setting
hen butter dish, NJ. Ii. jacobs.
Second best, Id, candy. Mrs. Mary Gillihan.
"Biegest sunilowcr," book don QuixOte) a..
o. Allen.
QUILTS, ETC.
Best white quilt worked.
Best crazy patch work quilt.
Best silk quilt,
ri
., Best quilt Of any kind.
ii
FANCY AND NEEDLE WORK.
Best article of embroidery.
., Best specimen of any kind i. of Fancy Work.
Best specimen of plain sewing.
81
Best cushion of any kind.
Al
Best fancy rug.
Specimens OF work in brass. pottery, crystal
lied work. fruit painting, flower painting. bird
animal painting, landscape painting |
Or any work of art done by exhibitor will re- |
ccivc proper attention.
Boys AMI Girls under IS years of age.
Best sample plain pennanship.
Ill I" - -
., Best piece of fancy work.
Best piece of work by boy.
q q :" - ="
Best plain sewing by girl.
nj
CULINARY DEPARTMENT.
A. G. Jones. Superintendent.
Best sack wheat -four
se St sack graham flour.
I'd best
Best sack corn meal
Best loaf yeast bread
Ss; e: Sample sal, rising bread.
% - hes, :: :. :"
Best sample. brown breai:.
Best Pan rolls ,,
ad best g g
III best 90 g ,
Best sample corn bread !,
81 hest
IS; ;ass Sample. cake any kind. !
9 Best dOushnu's.
ri best
Iss ;,ss sample jelly all kinds.
Sd best
,! FRI s.. sample of jam all kinds.
Best sample canned fruits all kinds.
Best sample fruit butter Il
Rest sample of picked and spicrd traits Of I
I kinds.
p. best g Z" 60
Best display of all the articles in this depart
ent by one person. Y
?. cake y girl Z years and under.
Best loaf Of. bread male by girl IA years or
der. IL
POULTRY.
L. J. Norton, Supt, :.MOran
Entries in pairs OF tfiOs
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thereby announce myself candidate for
County Treasurer, subject to the decision of the
republican primaries and convention.
j. &. CoFFIELD
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hereby announce myself as candidate for
election to the Office of County Clerk subject to
the action of the republican primaries and con-
ventiOn. r. ID. JONES.
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Best display chickens by one person
ri host
e.; "a s display of chickens sl any kind.
iest Collection of turkey. geese or ducks.
Best collection ofrsbbits
3d best &c e
Robt Cook Supt.
Poland China boar year old and upward.
Ri heat
best Poland China boar mo old up to year.
i.ss s,si Poland Chin. boar 3 mo up !os.
al host 90 90
Best Poland China boar smo old and under
3ti hest
Best SOW with litter Of pigs of the breed class
flied as above,
Best boar any age or breed.
Best SOW any age or breed.
CATTLE.
P. II. Moore, Superintendent.
Best bull three years old and over;
Ri hest
Best bull year, old and under
3D. best
D De-; ;,.I bull year and UNDER.
Best bull calf
I'd best 90
Best sa COW three years oil and over.
ri hest
ss; FL cow two years old and under.
ii Last 60 81.
2; heifer year old and under.
Best heifer calf
Sd best g
Each and every breed exhibited will be class
fled and entered as above.
Rest and largest herd of each breed or strain.
Best and largest herd.
Best and largest lot Of CALVES shown will re-
,eive ribbons.
Best bull any age or breed.
Best COW any age or breed.
I'd and 81 best exhibits of above will receive
'ibbOns.
HORSES.
Al. McCarley, supt.
Best stallion years old andove
RAJ bpst
B Best ., stallion and under !.
+ f.: Ss Stallion and unaers.
Il sff lest ss''li: .: and UNDER :
3d best
Best stallion colt sucking.
81 best /"
a fS best et0o" mare WIN SUCKING ':.'
oil Dest
i sfs Se at's ) years o." an" '"'er''
b Be; ;,. lilly years old and under re-.
81 Eest .. T." 9. ..
Best lllly year and untlers.
~ pest a. . =.
~ uess
~ nes I'LL .."re .oa'' 40 8.
io Gsss of all bloods or strains will be enter
SSaSs as sn aSos single mare, and .es0p.
B Rest I Ssi9 . sGssss; or mares.
Best Isl Single geldlpg or mare.
81 it q. a., q.
I,os ys st.,,;o, ,,;.,, Observation-Disclosures,
ID best " wiz" u "'''' u ~ '0'''
5 5,es Sun mare showing TWO or more OF her colts.
3i best " "
d. s s,. atsp'as vi co..s ny one eAnnpit"r
~ LIST .. 8. q. ..
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81 hast ." ""' Vi o'''"
81 80 .. &c .. ..
I,es, M, ro os ,,v nv. ,Joo,
,I Iast ~ Guy o. W ""' 8,
ri b',st % .. &c g.
d.. -. D ...,,
!! ~ Ss sa'' ' !: mares Or s''o!'s''
E! ; ss%i:s :: an; any age
/ / \; s: s: !: !: i: s.; s.:
3 3 best best :" F"
!. 4 S S::, :: ::
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thereby announce myself candidate for the
Office of Sheriff of Allen county, subject to the
decision of the republican primaries and con-
ventiOn. W. ii. SHELLMAN.
/ hereby announce myself candidate for the
Office Of sheriff of Allen county, subject to the
decision Of the people at the polls.
A. II. BROWN.
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MACHINERY AND IMPLEMENTS,
VS. Locke Supt.
The exhibitor making the largest AMI bes
display OF machinery and implements will
receive proper recognition.
Flows, cultivators, see'iers, planters, haydn,
implements, corn shelters, farmers tools
vehicles, carts, wagons, bugyies, carriages
hardware, tinware ETC., will be properly class
iiied as offered for exhibition and receive meri-
itesl awards,
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Fruit for exhibition must be free from worms
and insect attacks with the stems perfect of the
best color and size and handled SO as not to be
bruised.